Corynorhinus mexicanus

G. M. Allen, 1916

Mexican Big-eared Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Tribe : Plecotini
Genus : Corynorhinus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, G.M. 1916-04-20. Bats of the genus Corynorhinus. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 60(9):331-356.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2748101

Original name as described

Corynorhinus megalotis mexicanus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:98285

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f1365b55-904b-4de6-b13d-491e3aaef565

Type locality

"Mexico: Chihuahua, near Pacheco."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

Taxonomy notes

previously included populations now attributed to the recently described C. leonpaniaguae

Taxonomy notes citation

López-Cuamatzi, I. L., Ortega, J., Ospina-Garcés, S. M., Zúñiga, G., & MacSwiney G, M. C. (2024). Molecular and morphological data suggest a new species of big-eared bat (Vespertilionidae: Corynorhinus) endemic to northeastern Mexico. Plos one, 19(2), e0296275.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005655

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Corynorhinus megalotis mexicanus

G. M. Allen, 1916

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:98285

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f1365b55-904b-4de6-b13d-491e3aaef565

Authority page

347

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2748101

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Plecotus mexicanus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

74

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:74) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:201) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Corynorhinus mexicanus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #17599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #17599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:872) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17599/21976792) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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